The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-18

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Stock on hand and on shipboard ..
to-day y. - lS'e % W'2266
\ FINANCIAI-Money is easy.
Domestic Erchdnge-Easy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent dis
I count, and selling at par@1s per cent premium
i Foreign Erchange,The market IS barely
81 500; ninety days, 81 20; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, s. 2714; Swiss,
| s. 27S4; marks, ninety days, 944.
SECURITIES-The market is firm for bonds and
debentures, with some little inquiry for Central
and Southwestern railroad stocks.
SroCks AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 8
per cent long date, 1OS bid, 40 asked; Atlanta
per cent. 1iS bid, 12l asked; Augusta Z per
cent long date, 107 bid 10 asked; Augusta 6s
long date 1903 bid 10 asked; Columbus per
cent, 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
January coupons, 1914 bid, 102 asked; new
Savannah per cent, February coupons, lOl
bid 1919 asked.
State Bonds-Georgia new 6s, 1882 101 bid,
1872 asked; Georgia new AIS, 1861 bid, 1861
asked; Georgia per cent gold, quarterly cou
pons, 10334 bid, 105 asked; Georgia Z per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 100
bid, 121 asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common. 1884, bid.
1874 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed 81 bid, 1873 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1861 bid. 1856 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1854 bid, 1851 asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, 101 bid, 1913 asked ;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, lOo bid,
107 asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates, 103 bid, 104 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage 3
per cent interest, coupons October, III BID,
ll2 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1897, III bid, liz asked;
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1898 1873
10 bid, 11034 asked; Georgia railroad IS, 1897.
l06 bid 10S asked; Mobile and Girard second
mortgage indorsed per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1899, 104 bid, 105 asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage per
cent, Endorsed by Central railroad, los bid,
100 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
mortgage, so years, per cent. 1909 bid, l0l14
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first
mortgage, 106 bid. III asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta second MORTGAGE, ITO
asked; Western Alabama second mortgage in
dorsed per cent, 106 bid, 107 asked South
Georgia and Florida indorssdi lls bid, ~
mortgage, ia bid, 116 asked Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage Z per cent, III bid
liz asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South
asked; Gainesville jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed 113 asked; Ocean Steamship
per cent bonds guaranteed by Central
5FGs ad 1854 bid sdb S "s second ofgase
guaranteed, 1iS asked; Columbus and
Rome first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Cen
trail railroad, 106 bid, 101 asked; Columbus
10 asked City and Suburban railway first mort
gage per cent, 107 bid 10S asked
Bunk Stocks-Nominal. southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia, 1893 bid, aC2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1G0 bid, 1876 asked; Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company, 70 pa, So
asked; National Bank of Savannah, l2O DID,
l2l ASKED Oglethorpe Savings ana trust COM
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 20 bid, 20I6 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock. 20 bid. 20 asked
BAcoN---Market firmer; demand good:
smoked clear rib sides, SIbc; shoulders, 659c;
dry sailed clear rib sides, nc; long clear, 112c;
shoulders, none; hams, loc.
BAaeNa AND TIEs-Markct steady. We
quote: Bagging-24 his, sQ.S14c; ns, ESQ
nc; ls4 DIS, 76l714c, according to brand and
quantity. Iron ties-Arrow and other brands
none; nominal, 81 20 per bundle; accorulng t e0
brand and quantity Begging aud ties IN retail
lots fraction higher
BvTrER-NIarket steady; choice Goshen, zoe;
gilt edge, 2s6b25c: creamery. @o0@oc.
GARAGE Northern, 11@12c
CItEEsE-Market steady; fair demand We
CoTFEEGThe market is dull. We quote:
Ordinary, 1S1ac; fair, l9lsc; good, *oc; cnoice'
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, evaporated, 11l9c;
peeled, 716c. Peaches, peeled. 2Oc; unpeeieo'
51Tc CuTrants, &c. Citron. 2oc.
Dry GooDs--The market is firm; business ialr'
We quote Prints 4@b6c; Georgia brown shirt
ing, 8 4, 4l6c; rs do, 5I6c; a. brown sheet
ing, b11c; Wnibe USnhOuTBS, o12BJVSi SheenN ~
eA17c; yarns, s5c for best makes; brown drill
ings, 70p71fc. 80,
n.rices We quote fun weights; Mackerel-N,o
|, $40 90; No. ., half barrels. nominal,
So 00@7 so; No. y IS 50. Herring-No. l.
zoe: scaled. 25c Cod, 561Sc.
-Lemons-Demand light--We quote:
SO 0O09s So Apples. Northern, 50 0O@4 %.
FLOUR Market firm; demand moderate we
quote: Extra, S3 ?50D3 80; fancy. - o0Ga oo'
choice patent. s. zoos rs; family. 81 1904 40.
GRAIN-C orn-Mafket yery firm: demand